Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady black eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. Cressel enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Engraver, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Rose (70 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Coral (40 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is a great chef.

History: Lorilla lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Star rose quartz (40 gp). Amber (160 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 pp. Moss agate (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Blue diamond (8000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and doesn't want to be a fisher and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1600 pp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. She has wavy blue crest. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Jheri alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 12000 gp. Jet (40 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has no crest. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 21. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 pp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Rose (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Rose (20 gp). Amber (100 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Amber (100 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.